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enA Showdown Looms At South Korea's Gay Pride Paradehttp://wvtf.org/post/showdown-looms-south-koreas-gay-pride-parade
In Seoul, a gay pride parade 15 years in the running is at the center of heated controversy between LGBT groups and Christian activists, who threaten to do what it takes to stop the marchers.<p>The growing visibility of South Korea's gays and lesbians has led to louder opposition from church groups in recent years, and this weekend's event has organizers preparing for confrontation.<p>"In the Bible, homosexuality is sin. And to publicize your personal, private identity like that is a problem," says Pastor Jonah Lee of Calvary Church in Seoul.Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:04:00 +0000Elise Hu39050 at http://wvtf.orgA Showdown Looms At South Korea's Gay Pride ParadeBest Frenemies: Japan, Korea Mark 50th Anniversary Despite Rivalryhttp://wvtf.org/post/best-frenemies-japan-korea-mark-50th-anniversary-despite-rivalry
This week, Japan and South Korea are marking the 50th anniversary of an important treaty — the one that normalized diplomatic relations between the two countries.Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:41:00 +0000Elise Hu38921 at http://wvtf.orgBest Frenemies: Japan, Korea Mark 50th Anniversary Despite RivalryMERS Is A Health Crisis With Political And Economic Costshttp://wvtf.org/post/mers-health-crisis-political-and-economic-costs
In South Korea, schools are starting to reopen and hundreds are coming out of quarantine as the Asian MERS outbreak appears to slow down. Middle East respiratory syndrome has infected 150 and killed 16 people in South Korea since mid-May.Sun, 14 Jun 2015 09:35:00 +0000Elise Hu38516 at http://wvtf.orgMERS Is A Health Crisis With Political And Economic CostsCreepy Or Comforting? South Korea Tracks Smartphones To Curb MERShttp://wvtf.org/post/creepy-or-comforting-south-korea-tracks-smartphones-curb-mers
More than 3,400 people are now under quarantine in South Korea's fight to contain an outbreak of the Middle East respiratory syndrome — a deadly virus that can cause severe pneumonia and organ failure.<p>So far, South Korea has <a href="http://www.mw.go.kr/front_new/index.jsp">reported</a> 122 MERS cases.<strong> </strong>And the government is actively tracking the whereabouts of people possibly exposed to the virus.<p>Chung-ahm is a Buddhist monk who's quarantined in the Jangduk village in southern South Korea.<p>We called him up because we couldn't visit him in person.Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:34:00 +0000Elise Hu38379 at http://wvtf.orgCreepy Or Comforting? South Korea Tracks Smartphones To Curb MERSSouth Korea's MERS Crisis Exposes Public Distrust Of Leadershttp://wvtf.org/post/south-koreas-mers-crisis-exposes-public-distrust-leaders
More than a thousand schools are shut down in South Korea, a response to rising <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/06/03/411728520/mers-in-s-korea-is-bad-news-but-its-not-yet-time-to-panic">fears over</a> MERS — Middle East respiratory syndrome. The virus has now infected 41 people, of whom four have died, since the South Korean outbreak began May 20th, and it's exposing widespread distrust among South Koreans that their leaders can adequately handle the crisis.<p>"Right now the fear is nationwide and we can't go anywhere.Fri, 05 Jun 2015 07:35:00 +0000Elise Hu38138 at http://wvtf.orgSouth Korea's MERS Crisis Exposes Public Distrust Of Leaders